Nietzsche and Buddhism by Sarah Jacob - 9781666973228

Nietzsche and BuddhismHow One Becomes What One Is\nAuthor(s): Sarah Jacob\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9781666973228, 978-1666973228\nSynopsis\nThe claim that Nietzsche was aware of Buddhist, Vedic, or Eastern thought more generally is uncontroversial. However, any stronger claims about the sphere of influence remain niche in Nietzsche studies. Any non-Western flavors in Nietzsches writings are most often considered ornamental and wholly unnecessary in the quest to interpret what Nietzsche means. To the contrary, in Nietzsche and Buddhism: How One Becomes What One Is, Sarah Jacob argues that Nietzsches work is further illuminated when seen as an endeavor that seriously engages with Buddhist ontology, and that Nietzsches philosophy marks a paradigm shift in Western thought because of this encounter. Though the second half of this book offers a thorough comparative analysis between Nietzsche and Budd.